The Eisenhower matrix is a tool that can help you organize your professional and personal activities. Make a list of your pending activities and with the help of this matrix, prioritize them.
This formula increases your organization and productivity.
There are 4 boxes:
1. Top left DO: Urgent and important tasks (that have to be done immediately, have a deadline that is about to end)
2. Top right SCHEDULE: Important and non-urgent tasks (goals that you like to achieve in the medium term, so working on them daily will benefit you at some time in the future).
3. Bottom left DELEGATE: Unimportant and urgent tasks (These are tasks that have to be finished, but you can delegate them to other people)
4. Bottom right DELETE: Non-urgent and non-important tasks (which can be deleted, because they consume your time and distract you from your goals, or you can postpone them).
Filling out the table takes some time, but it gives you clarity and direction, so at the end it increases your productivity and gives you the satisfaction of completing tasks on time and in a timely manner.
It is suggested to first start by eliminating the “non-urgent and non-important” tasks, so you can be able to more easily focus on distributing the rest of the tasks.
Many times, confusion arises when it comes to distinguishing between “important tasks” and “urgent tasks”. An urgent task is one that has clear consequences if it is not completed within a specific time. The longer it takes you to finish it, the more stress it generates and that causes exhaustion. On the other hand, important non-urgent tasks do not require immediate attention, but their compliance and consistency lead you to achieve your goals in the future.
It is recommended to make different matrixes of personal tasks and professional tasks and put a limit of 10 maximum tasks in each matrix.
